Agriculture
All about bananas
New banana varieties yield almost 100 kg per plant instead of around 30 kg. Seedlings cost the equivalent of 50 cents.
Helping people help themselves in Kirinda
Projects: Agriculture
All projects are created in Kirinda and are implemented and continued by the local population.
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Agriculture EducationAgricola: modern farming at the I.P.K.
Mushrooms, new vegetable varieties and bees: students learn modern farming and earn extra money towards their school fees.
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AgriculturePotatoes conquer Kirinda: the potato project
A pilot project shows that potatoes can grow in western Rwanda too: 1,000 kg of seed potatoes yielded a 3,000 kg harvest.
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Agriculture EducationOne tree on TV: One Tree per Child
Around 20,000 fruit trees for children and young people in the Kirinda region – and a goat for those who looked after their tree best.
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AgricultureA basket full of ideas: the basket weavers
56 women, many of them widows, weave raffia baskets and plates in a cooperative in Kirinda – a traditional women's craft.
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Agriculture EducationAgricola: the school garden initiative
The three schools in Kirinda grow fruit and vegetables in a shared model school garden – for healthier meals in the school canteen.